Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The BBC stands accused of lying and spreading smears about its most high-profile female journalists as the corporation was warned its handling of the gender pay crisis is approaching “a Greek tragedy”. Carrie Gracie, who resigned as China editor in ...

With Martha Bakes, discover Martha Stewart’s tips and techniques to create delectable baked goods. Be sure to check your local listings to see when the program will be airing in your area. On today’s show, Martha demonstrates how to create the ...

Ahead of Wednesday's arrival in Skopje of United Nations special envoy Matthew Nimetz, the prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev, insisted that his country's plans to hold a national referendum over the name dispute with GREECE would not be an obstacle ...

Clay tablets from GREECE may hold clues about an ancient government that resembles America's federalist system. One clay tablet in particular may tell us about the oldest form of government in western civilization. Prominent archaeologist Dr. Michael Cosmopoulos is conducting research into the rise of ...

A GREEK adventurer is half-way through his bid to paddle 260 kilometers (160 miles) around island of Crete in a kayak. Manolis Loudaros, a passionate rower, set off from the southern tip of the Peloponnese on January 1 and after crossing the islands of Kythira and Antikythira, reached Gramvousa in the ...

Greece's Tourism Ministry was represented by the Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Mr. George Tziallas, at the Boot Düsseldorf 2018 International Sports and Tourism Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Boot is the world's leading exhibition and this year's 49th event hosted 1800 ...

"During the pause, there was a sharp drop in reports filed by the Office of GREEK Life related to alcohol, fighting, hazing, excessive noise or sexual misconduct," Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs, reported Wednesday in a message to the campus community. "There were 51 reports between Aug.

Greece’s Health Minister Andreas Xanthos on Wednesday called on competent authorities to enforce the anti-smoking law, and start strict checks on public places where smoking is being permitted. The 2010 anti-smoking law that bans smoking in closed spaces ...

… Pakistani human trafficking victims in Greece and seeking urgent attention of … enter other European countries through Greece last month alone. Additionally, the … to Europe is increasing With Greece facing an economic crisis and …

The Pakistani ambassador to GREECE wrote a letter to the Foreign Office (FO) earlier this month, detailing the dire state of Pakistani human trafficking victims in GREECE and seeking urgent attention of the government to curtail the crisis-like situation, it emerged on Wednesday. According to documents ...

Greece is drawing up plans for its own €19-billion ‘safety net’, to avoid the need for more credit from international lenders, Athens’ finance minister has said. Euclid Tsakalotos said the government wanted a clean break from its bailout program ...

The Aegean island of Lesvos saw over 12,700 people from 64 countries registered at its reception center in 2017, new official figures state. With Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis making up the bulk of arrivals, 36 percent of the incomers were minors. Both GREEK and international NGOs have repeatedly ...

Compared to other retail sectors, supermarket sales in Greece have been relatively unaffected all through the financial crisis. New data by the GREEK Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) for November 2017 though, shows that even everyday item sales have dropped. Retail sales in November were 2.9 percent ...

By: Rev. Anton C. Vrame, Ph.D. Director, Department of Religious Education Archdiocese Staff Dear Religious Educator: With Great Lent approaching, many parishes will offer a Lenten lecture series or other educational programs for the faithful. These are often held after Pre-sanctified Liturgy on Wednesday night or after Salutations Services on Friday night (the usual pattern in most Greek Orthodox […] The post What is Adult Religious Education? appeared first on Hellenic News of America.

More and more Russian visitors are coming to Greece for expensive luxury vacations, according to a tour operator on Wednesday. ANEX Tour says although pre-bookings of standard holiday packages for Greece and Cyprus remained steady, there had been an uptick ...

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – In an effort to spare Greek Cypriot children after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974, the Greek Orthodox Church organized an […] The post Aljazeera About Cypriot Children Sent to Greece for Safety in 1974 appeared first on The National Herald.

Greece recorded the biggest percentage decline in the unemployment rate among EU countries in October 2017, falling to 20.7 percent of the workforce from 23.3 pct in October 2016, Eurostat said on Wednesday. However, in a report released in Brussels, the ...

UN negotiator Matthew Nimetz has arrived in Macedonia for talks with the country's leadership, in a relaunched effort to settle a dispute with neighboring GREECE over Macedonia's official name. Nimetz, who has already met with Greek officials in Athens, says there appears to be momentum for solving ...

‘Greek cuisine with a local touch” is how the proprietors of Souvlaki describe their product. Perched on the cliffs at Blue Bay in Netanya, the restaurant has an uninterrupted view of the sea, from both the spacious interior and the large outdoor patio.

A handful of sprouted cereal grains discovered at a Bronze Age site in Argissa, Greece. The scale bar is 0.04 inches (1 millimeter). Credit: Copyright Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2017 The ancient Greeks may have liberally indulged ...

… Commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, and … a 21 gun salute. The Greek Chief of Staff thanked the … in 480 BC between the Greeks and Persians. "t is … to be here at the Greek naval base, on a unique …

ATHENS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Greek sky watchers joined in on Wednesday the worldwide "hunt" for the rare Super Blue Blood Moon. Although the full phenomenon was difficult to observe from Greece, as a Greek expert told Xinhua, the good weather helped people ...

“The Miss GREEK pageant is a beauty pageant between the sororities on campus... all benefits go to St. Jude,” said Dillon Hendricks, Tau Kappa Fraternity president. “[The pageant] consists of three parts, the stitches wear, which takes the place of the casual [wear], a talent portion as well as a formal ...

Spanish hackers con GREEK firm out of 10,000 euros. TAGS: Crime. Spanish hackers are accused of swindling a company in northern Greece out of 10,000 euros using the so-called “Business Email Scam.” According to a police statement, the three suspects intercepted emails between the company and ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece entered the digital radio age on Jan. 5 with the country’s first-ever DAB+ radio transmissions. The country’s public broadcaster ERT [Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi] is transmitting the DAB+ signals broadcaster from its ...

Supervisor Bill Reilich recently announced the town of GREECE achieved a Class 6 rating through its participation in the National Flood Insurance ... A letter from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation said the town of GREECE always was a leader for the CRS program, serving as an example ...

Sitting in the small Cafe Veneti in the student lounge of my communications building at the American college of GREECE, it feels as though the months of preparation, stress and anxiety are distant. The journey abroad lasted a total 16 hours of traveling, between delays and transportation. Experiencing my ...

The unemployment rate in GREECE is steadily decreasing, which is recorded in all "indicators". Last example, Eurostat, which announced a few days ago that GREECE recorded the largest decline in the EU between October 2016 and October 2017 on the level of unemployment, from 23.3% to 20.7%.

BOSTON, MA – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America paid $17 million to the victims of pedophile priests, ousted Executive Director Jerry Dimitriou wrote in […] The post Demetriou: Archdiocese Paid $17 Mil. to Pederasty Victims by Priests appeared first on The National Herald.

BRUSSELS (ANA/C. Vassilaki) – European Commission on Wednesday announced the appointment of Greek citizen Paraskevi Michou as secretary general of the EU’s Migration and Home […] The post EU Appoints Paraskevi Michou Sec’y General of Migration and Home Affairs appeared first on The National Herald.

"In order to complete the test before the end of the third European Stability Mechanism stability support program for Greece, the timetable will be accelerated and the results are expected to be published in May," the ECB said. The announcement confirms a ...

Popular singer Stelios Dionysiouand one Parliament employee have been arrested in the last 24 hours in downtown Athens for trying to pass through streets police had closed to traffic. Reason for the temporary closure were security measures due to the visit of the Israeli president in Athens. Stelios Dionysiou was arrested in Ambelokipoi district of … The post Popular singer Dionysiou, Parliament employee arrested for trying to violate security measures appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Are you an English speaker? Native or not it makes no difference. You always thought the Greek language is just Greek to you? Surprise! You already speak Greek. It’s just that you don’t know it! More than 6,000 Greek words are used in English, majority of them used each and every day. Some of the … The post More than 6,000 Greek words are used in English, dozens in daily use appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Greece expects a clean break with lenders when the bailout program expires in summer, the country has no reason to seek a precautionary credit line, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told Reuters in an interview. Instead, the country is building up its own protective buffer that, along with unused European bailout funds, will cover Greece “for … The post Greece expects a clean break with lenders, no reason for precautionary credit line, says Tsakalotos appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Santorini, known for its volcanic soil. Greeks have been enjoying thermal springs since ancient times. Philosophers would praise their qualities in helping improve a person’s state of wellness, especially when combined with the Mediterranean food and the ...

Celestyal Cruises is shifting focus from Cuba to Greece for 2019 in order to accommodate rising demand for the destination on the Aegean, a Celestyal spokesperson tells Travel Agent. The cruise line, which is currently wrapping up its fifth winter season ...

As we are approaching the eight-year-mark since the first bailout program was imposed on debt-ridden Greece, a look at the heavy losses Greek households have suffered through the crisis shows staggering findings. The crippling eight-year recession has so ...

“When I originally saw it [Stomp The Yard] I thought it was fantastic,” said Amber Abogunrin, senior in apparel merchandising and design and member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. “But now, going back and watching it as a member of a black GREEK-letter organization, or just being a part of the ...

We invite you to participate in one of many unique familiarization trips (FAMs) and sightseeing tours to some of the most scenic places in Greece. Visit Corfu and Albania with ASTA's Vice President of Business Development, Bob Duglin. Travel to Crete and ...

GREECE on Wednesday successfully auctioned a six-month Treasury bills issue raising 812.5 million euros from the market at a lower cost. The interest rate of the issues fell significantly to 1.13 pct from 1.65 pct in the previous auction of same issue last month, confirming a positive climate prevailing in ...

Russian tour operator ANEX Tour announced that the volume of sales of standard packages for GREECE and Cyprus has remained stable compared to last year, according to pre-booking data from the Russian market. However, the tour operator has recorded a marked increase in the demand for ...

... if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Mr Manow said: “The opening of the border was the almost inevitable protection of the GREECE deal." Germany invested tens of billions in the rescue of its eurozone neighbour GREECE in the face of bankruptcy.

The Cyprus and Greece Olympic organisations have agreed to expand their cooperation in various sport-related areas and work on jointly organised sporting events. The president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, and president of the Cyprus ...

BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) – Greece recorded the biggest percentage decline in the unemployment rate among EU countries in October 2017, with the unemployment rate falling […] The post Greece Records Biggest Percentage Decline in Unemployment Rate in the EU appeared first on The National Herald.